[Federal Register: February 23, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 37)] [Notices] [Page 6980] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Director, Information Resources Group, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before March 25, 1996. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Dan Chenok, Desk Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. Requests for copies of the proposed information collection requests should be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708-8196. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. OMB may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal law, or substantially interfere with any agency's ability to perform its statutory obligations. The Director of the Information Resources Group publishes this notice containing proposed information collection requests prior to submission of these requests to OMB. Each proposed information collection, grouped by office, contains the following: (1) Type of review requested, e.g., new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information; (5) Respondents and frequency of collection; and (6) Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment at the address specified above. Copies of the requests are available from Patrick J. Sherrill at the address specified above. Dated: February 16, 1996. Gloria Parker, Director, Information Resources Group. Office of Postsecondary Education Type of Review: New. Title: Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act. Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions. Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 1,800. Burden Hours: 9,900. Abstract: The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act amended the Higher Education of 1965, as amended, to require coeducational institutions of higher education that participate in a Title IV, HEA program to make available annually a report on institutional financing and student participation in men's and women's intercollegiate athletic teams. Office of Postsecondary Education Type of Review: Revision. Title: New Application for Grants under the Student Support Services Program. Frequency: Every Three Years. Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions. Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 1,115. Burden Hours: 11,150. Abstract: Information requested from eligible institutions of higher education is needed to provide department program officers with necessary information to make funding decisions and to determine compliance with authorizing legislation and program regulations. [FR Doc. 96-4057 Filed 2-22-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P